ON-GOING ACTIVITIES AT ST. BEN’S
ABUNDANCE SHOP– Thrift shop at 2025 9th St. COMMUNITY DINNER – Providing and serving food at SBCC, on 1st Thursday of odd-numbered months, in conjunction with Los Osos Cares. EARTHCARE – ZOOM 3rd Wednesdays 3pm. Discussion/action group seeking spiritual and practical solutions to environmental concerns. MEN’S GROUP – 3rd Saturday of the month, 9am at the Budget Cafe in SLO. Contact John Horsley HEALING SERVICE – FACEBOOK – A time for prayers for healing at the 10:30 service on 5th Sundays HOLLISTER INSTITUTE – ZOOM –Opportunities for stimulating discussion and thoughtful exploration. Currently: “Beauty” Tuesdays at 10:15 and Renewing the Process of Creation, Thurs at 10am LAUNDRY LOVE – Helping low-income families with funds, soap, and friendly assistance at Osos Clean Laundry. 4-6pm on last Wednesdays
PEOPLE’S KITCHEN – Providing and serving lunch at 40 Prado, 1st Saturday of even-numbered months SATURDAY EUCHARIST Evening Eucharist on 2nd Saturdays at 5:30pm Zoom and Facebook VESPERS AND CONVERSATION – ZOOM – 5:30 pm Tuesdays
VESTRY / PARISH COUNCIL – ZOOM – 3rd Sundays at 12:30pm.
- The Rev. Dr. Caroline Hall, Rector
- Stef Shuman, Sr. Warden
- Jane Wu, Jr. Warden
- Lisa Gonzalez, Treasurer,
- Lorienne Schwenk, Clerk
- Esta Kandarian,
- Alan Kiste,
- Benjamin Nucum
- Helen Schnieders
- Barbara Schippers
- Maureen Titus
- CELEBRATIONS THIS WEEK -July 25 – Fred Leahy’s birthday
July 26 – David Chesebro’s birthday
July 29 – Ron Thompson’s birthday
July 29 – Dennis & Judy Schloss’ anniversary
Bidding Book Prayers – If you’d like to request prayers for someone and have their names read out during the online worship services on Sunday, please submit their names to stefshuman@sbcglobal.net during the week (by Friday).
We are grateful for God’s financial providence and blessing. Thank you for making your offerings by mail to our PO Box, or on-line.
Unless otherwise stated, our meetings happen on Zoom: LINK Passcode is: 93402
The 10:30 am Sunday service is now INDOORS for anyone wishing to attend in person. Masks are still required, and we will continue to ask people to maintain social distancing by having no more than three people per pew. Communion will be distributed in bread only.
The service will also be live-streamed for those who watch remotely — on Facebook at www.facebook.com/stbenslososos/
Service leaflets are available under the Worship tab on our website: https://www.stbenslososos.org/category/service-bulletin/
This Week at St. Benedict’s
Sunday, July 25
8:00 am – Contemplative Eucharist service (also on Zoom)
10:30 am – Eucharist service – (also live-streamed on FB)
11:30 am – Virtual Coffee Hour (Zoom)
Monday, July 26 RECTOR’S SABBATH
Tuesday, July 27
9:45 am – Prayers for the Morning (Zoom)
10:15 am – “Love is the Way” Hollister discussion (Zoom)
5:30 pm – Vespers service – (also on Zoom)
Wednesday, July 28
7:00 pm – Homelessness Documentary (see Zoom link below)
Sunday, August 1
8:00 am – Contemplative Eucharist service (also on Zoom)
9:20 am – Bible Study (Sunday School Room)
10:30 am – Eucharist service – (also live-streamed on FB)
11:30am – Virtual Coffee Hour (Zoom)
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
WELCOME OUR NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR – We are pleased to introduce Dave Alm, our new music director, starting July 25. Dave studied at UC Berkeley and then studied Music Composition at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. He is well-known locally as an excellent accompanist, and a fine choir director. Glad to have you with us!
DOCUMENTARY ON HOMELESSNESS SOLUTIONS: Wed, July 28 7pm
The Way Home is a series of short documentaries focusing on homelessness in California. We have the opportunity to view two episodes from the upcoming Season 2 (online). The two films we will be watching are:
— ‘Repercussions of Racism’ which explores the history of systemic racism on housing policy and homelessness, examining the impact of redlining in Pacoima, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley, and solutions to end homelessness.
— ‘A Challenge, An Opportunity’ shows how the sense of urgency amid the COVID-19 pandemic spurred action, revealing that powerful policies and programs, such as Project Roomkey, can be implemented at an accelerated pace.
Following the two short films (running time about 25 minutes) there will be an opportunity for discussion. Click here for the Zoom Link. The access code is: snowy
FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH 8AM SERVICE – On the first Sunday of each month our 8am service is the lay-led Liturgy of the Word only. This is the same format we’ve been using for some time with a lively discussion of the lessons for the day, and no Eucharist is celebrated. Beginning August 1st, it will be available only on Zoom – there will be no in-person gathering at the church. (On other Sundays at 8am there is a Eucharist at the church, and the service is also available on Zoom.)
SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY – Starting Sunday, August 1st….Sunday Morning Bible Study will resume between the two morning services. Lisa Gonzalez and Lorienne Schwenk will be on board to serve as coordinators, but they really want to know what you want to study: Old Testament? New Testament? Book of Common Prayer? Something else from Christian Writings? Please let Lisa know (lgonzo@fix.net) your ideas, and if you would like to help with the coordination as well. Everybody’s contribution is important and valuable! Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday, August 1 starting at 9:20-9:30. Blessings! Lisa Gonzalez.
PEOPLE’S KITCHEN AUGUST 7 – Our next turn hosting lunch for the clients at 40 Prado will be Saturday, August 7th. If you can help provide food or help serve it, please contact Pat Henry as soon as possible. 661-340-2291 or riecie5381@gmail.com
COFFEE HOUR SIGN-UPS – Our after-service hospitality will continue in a limited fashion while Covid restrictions are still in force. There will be a sign-up sheet posted in the kitchen for anyone who would like to host coffee hour on a specific Sunday (rather than have it be part of the ministry schedule assignments). If you sign up, coffee will have been made in advance and you will just be asked to put out the coffee service and provide a light snack, such as cookies that people may pick up for themselves, and then you will clean things up and put them away. If no one signs up there will not be coffee hour on that day.
VIRTUAL COFFEE HOUR – for those watching at home, the Zoom room is available between 11:30-12:30 on Sundays for informal no-host conversations. Supply your own coffee!
MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES – We are looking for more people to serve on Sundays as ushers, tellers, lectors, altar guild, flower guild, and Eucharistic ministers. If you have done this in the past and are now able to return to this ministry, please let Lorienne Schwenk know. If you haven’t done it here at St. Ben’s before but would like to start, please contact Stef Shuman.
HOLLISTER INSTITUTION’S SPIRITUAL CONVERSATIONS – will be completing our discussion of Bishop Curry’s “Love is the Way” on July 28th. We will not be meeting in August, but will resume September 7th with a discussion sparked by The Dream of God: A Call to Return by Verna J. Dozier. This selection will be led by Carol Brubaker Walton on Tuesdays at 10:15 throughout September and will take place only on Zoom.
Regarding the book: This modern classic has touched lives and transformed hearts since its publication in 1991. Again and again the Christian church as fallen away from the dream God has for it, a dream in which we are called to follow Jesus and not merely to worship him. Through adept storytelling and Bible study, Dozier reawakens our sense of calling and our desire for truth.
CELEBRATIONS THIS WEEK –
July 25 Fred Leahy’s birthday
July 26 David Chesebro’s birthday
July 29 Ron Thompson’s birthday
July 29 Dennis & Judy Schloss’ anniversary
RECTOR’S SABBATICAL – Caro+ will be on sabbatical starting August 2nd and returning to take services on October 31st when we will celebrate All Saints Day. In her absence, Sunday services will be led by Susan Plucker+ and the Rev. Brian Stein-Webber. If you have a pastoral concern, please contact Senior Warden Stef Shuman who will put you in touch with help. Jay Matthew will be continuing in the office to answer questions and help with administrative details. The Parish Council will be responsible for the congregation in the Rector’s absence.
ST BENEDICT’S OFFICE HOURS –
Tuesdays 3-6pm; Thursdays 10am-1pm; Saturdays 10am-1pm
NAME TAGS – We haven’t seen some of you for quite a while, and new hairstyles and face masks make it hard to recognize each other. So we are asking everyone to wear a name tag. Please check the name tag board by the door for yours. If you can’t find it, please ask Stef for a replacement. (Or just tell the ushers). In the meantime, you can fill out an adhesive tag for the day.
DONATIONS – Collection plates are not passed during the service, but you may put your contributions in the plate by the usher’s station before the service, or contribute on-line at: https://www.StBensLosOsos.org/support-us/ or by mail to our PO Box. Thank you for your offerings! We are grateful for God’s financial providence and blessing.
VESPERS SERVICE CHANGE – Our Tuesday night Vespers service has returned to the church, but in order for people to still be able to participate from home we are using a hybrid format of both a zoom and in-person gathering. Join us – one way or the other – any Tuesday at 5:30.
BIDDING BOOK PRAYERS – If you’d like to request prayers for someone to have their names read out during the worship services on Sunday, please submit their names to stefshuman@sbcglobal.net during the week.
PERSONAL PRAYER – A member of the Healing Prayer Ministry team is available each week after the 10:30 service to pray with you for special concerns. If you’d like this prayer support this week, contact Jill Denton at (805) 704-1364. If no answer, please leave a message and your call will be returned.
PRAYER CHAIN – Also, remember that you may send your prayer requests to the prayer chain at: prayers@stbenslososos.org This is a group of individuals dedicated to intercessory prayers, who upon receiving your email will pray for your concerns. If you’d like to be part of the chain and receive prayer requests by email, contact Stef.
BENEDICT’S CONNECTIONS – Please do not hesitate to reach out to each other to stay in contact, and feel free to call Stef at 805-534-3622 or stefshuman@sbcglobal.net
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